Lathe attachment



June 30, 1953' J. MAZAR LATHE ATTACHMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Sept. 30, 1946 avwory'to'o JASPER MAZAR, flwf FIG. 3

June 30, 1953 J. MAZAR LATHE ATTACHMENT Filed Sept. so, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG.

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Patented June 30, 1953 UNITED STATES? PATENT OFFICE LATHE ATTACHMENT Jasper Mazar, :Binghamton,: N. :Y..

Application September .30, 1946;.Srial No. 700,212.

This invention relates to improvements in lathe attachments, and more particularly to an..'im-' proved cutting-off attachment adapted to be secured to the bed of an engine, bench, handscrew,

toolroom type and like types of lathes for effecting a work cutting-on operation.

Broadly stated, the invention contemplates a novel form of low-cost'lathe cutting-off attach ment, of the type that can be quickly and readily attached to and removed from conventionallathes of the various makes andsizes, which is so constructed and designed that it'adds reatly to the potential output thereof, while at the same time eliminating the dangers and/or laborious and time-consuming operation of cutting oil thefinishedwork piece with a hack-saw or by the use of a cross-slide type of cutting-01f tool.

In its'more specific aspects, the invention aims to provide a lathe cutting-off attachment which is designed to be mounted in upright position around the spindle nose and work securing collet of the lathe, thus enabling a cut-off blade carried.

by the frame in a normally inactive orout-ofthe-way position to approach and sever the workpiece'secured by and protruding from the collet very close to the latter.

A further aim of the invention is the provision of a lathe cutting-off attachment for lathes which is so'mounted as to add an extra tool station in space that was formerly wasted, thus addingto the versatility of the machine and rendering it capable of handlin a complicated work piece which under the current practice wouldl'require 9 Claims. (Cl. 164-47) completion on another and separatemachin'e and hence another handling of the work piece. Yet anotherobject of the invention is the provision of a lathe cutting-off attachment which is so constructed that'it is instantly ready to'function on any diameter of stock within the capacity of the lathe without pre-adjustment, and in which the.

cut-off blade is always on center'and thus is capable of functioning on the work piece regardless'of'the type or particular characteristics thereof; without anyrequirement for change ofv tool position or setting, and: without'disturbance of any other tool stations;

A still further object of the invention is the feature is one of advantage in that the bladeis prevented from hogging in intothe workpiece to be severed, and the consequent danger of blade 2 breakageduring' the cutting-off'operation is substantially eliminated."

Yet another object of theinvention is the provision of a lathe cutting-off attachment employing a mainframe which is adapted to various makes and types of' lathes*now on the market, with onlyslight changes of base andcollet clearance hole dimensions being required to enable it to be fitted'toa particularlathe, which is further so constructed that it can be secured to existing lathes andremoved therefrom insimple assembly and" disassembly operations; which is capable of simple manual'operationas and when desired, and

which provides for the automatic return of the cut-ofi blade to'a retracted, out-of-the-way posi tiorrfollowingeach cutting-off operation, in'which it is on'center for" the next" and succeeding operations.

The above and other'objects and'features of Fig.4 is a section'takenalong-line 44 of Fig;

2; and" Fig. 5 is a schematic'top view showing installation' position of the lathe cutting-off attachment as herein contemplated on-a bench lathe.

In the drawings; wherein like reference characters designatelikeparts throughout the several views, reference character l0-designates the main" frame of-the attachment'which *isadapted to be secured in uprigh't' position on the bed of an existing latheg the 'base-Il ofthe frame-being machined as at I I a-to satisfythe'peculiarities of thebe'd-wayspf*thelathe on which the attachment is-tobe installed,-and being moreover pro-- vided witha T-slot l l'aJ-(not shown) for the receptionof asecuring-bolt. In its body portion the frame is providedwit-h a tapered spindle opening l2, through-which the spindle nose of the lathe can protrude with suitableclearance upon installation-of the'attachment, as will be described.

The forward face'of the frame is'provided with a vertical slide'way I3inwhich adovetail slide [4 ismountedfor vertical travel, proper sliding clearance for theslide without slack being maintained as by a bronze gib l5; 1 Secured .in vertical position against-'th efront face ofthe slide M by twccla'mping. plates vIt, l'liheldby bolts I8 is a 'cut-OfFbIadeZll; which'is preferably of the socalled Luers type, mounted so that its bottom edge extends well below the bottom edge of the slide. As best seen in Fig. 3, the front face of the slide is machined with a vertical groove 2i provided to receive the vertically disposed cutting edge 22 of the blade, and the inner faces of the clamping plates are also relieved as shown, thus to permit the flat side faces of the blade to be firmly secured between clamping plates and slide. According to the invention, the blade is mounted absolutely vertical, and so that the line of its cutting edge lies on a vertical center line extending through the lathe spindle axis.

As seen in Fig. l, the cut-off blade is backed up by an adjusting screw 24 carried by a slide end-block 25, the screw being fixed in adjusted position by a lock-nut 26. The adjusting screw 2G can directly back up the blade in its various lengths or, when the screw reaches its most ad.- vance position of adjustment due to the successive re-grindings of the blade, its length may be effectively increased by an insert piece (or pieces) 21, which is interposed between the lower end of the screw and the top edge of the blade, thereby to facilitate further advance of the latter while utilizing the same adjusting screw. -A supply of the inserts 21 may be maintained in storage position on the frame, as shown in Fig. 1, being removably secured thereto by a thumb screw 23. v

The slide and blade assembly is adapted to be positively actuated in downward direction by simple manual means which,- in the illustrated construction, includes a rotary cam 30 mounted to turn on the axis of an off-center stud 3i fixedly secured to the main frame (Fig. 4). Rotary motion is imparted to the cam by an operating handle 32 which is normally vertically disposed as shown and which is fixed at one end to the cam center and is provided at its free end with an enlarged hand knob 33. The aforesaid cam bears on a cam roller secured by nuts 36, 3! on a shaft 35 fixed in the slide 14. The shaft 35 I operates in a vertical guide slot 38 provided in the frame and is normally maintained in an uppermost position by a compression spring 39 whose lower end seats into a frame recess 40 opening through the bottom-end wall of the guide slot, and whose upper end may bear directly against the shaft, as shown. The spring 33 is sufficiently stiff as to normally urge the shaft 35, and hence the slide and cut-off blade assembly, to a raised, out-of-the-way position with respect to the work, theoperating handle 32 meantime being vertically disposed. However, simple turning movement of the, handle in counterclockwise direction (Fig 1) results in corresponding rotation of cam 30,.which thereupon exerts pressure againstcam roller 34 to actuate the shaft 35, together with slide I4 and cutoff blade 23 carried thereby, in downward direction against the pressure of the spring 39. By a proper choice of the throw of the cam, a 90 rotation of the handle is ample, not only to bring the blade into engagement with the work piece but also to lower it sufficiently as to effect the desired cutting-01f operation. Upon completion of said operation and release of the handle, spring 39 returns the slide and cut-"off blade assembly to its initial, out-of -the-way position.

To illustrate the installation position of a lathe cutting-off attachment as described, reference is had to Fig. 5, illustrating a typical bench lathe ating on the lathe bed-ways 52, as usual. The head stock carries a work spindle 53 terminating in a tapered nose, in which is contained a collet 54 which secures the material or work W being formed or turned, which is shown to take the form of an elongated piece of stock protruding from the collet in the direction of the tail stock 5|. The lathe is provided with a cross-slide 56, 57 mounting the carriages 58, 59, respectively, the carriages in turn mounting tool posts in which the forming or turning tools B0, 61 are secured. The work piece secured by the collet is operated on by the forming tools 55, 6|, in the conventional manner, it being understood that the forming tools and their mounts as shown typify the usual tool stations for effecting various turning operations on the work piece, with which the conventional bench lathe is provided.

A cutting-01f attachment according to the invention is installed as by sliding the attachment frame 10 along the lathe bed-ways to a position forwardly of the head stock by an amount such that the nose of spindle 53 and the collet 54 extend into and through the tapered opening [2 provided in the attachment frame. It will be understood that the base H of the frame is machined to fit the bed-ways of the particular lathe on which installation is being effected, and that suitable securing means (not shown) will be provided to securely mount the frame in its position aforesaid, such securing means engaging in the above referred to threaded hole provide in the frame base.

With the attachment positioned and secured as aforesaid, it will be observed that the collet extends somewhat forwardly of the front face of the attachment frame, and that the cut-off blade 20 operates in avertical plane which clears the collet but is nevertheless close to the front face thereof. Accordingly, although the blade normally assumes an out-of-the-way position above the work W held by the collet, it is always on center with respect to the work, that is to say, its cutting edge is exactly vertical to the axis of the spindle nose and collet and hence to the center line of the work.

A cutting-off attachment positioned as aforesaid in nowise interferes with the operation of the forming tools 63, 6| inasmuch as the cut-off blade is normally maintained in a raised position.

Hence, the forming tools may be operated as heretofore, and in manner quite independent of the cutting-off attachment. When it is desired to effect the cutting-01f operation, the operator merely grasps the hand knob 33 providedon the handle 32 and swings the latter about the axis of stud 3!. The slide 14 is thereby caused to move downwardly, and the cut-offblade 20 is accordingly lowered against the work piece to sever the same from the portion thereof secured by the collet 54. Due to the positioning of the attachment frame about the spindle nose and the relative position of cut-off blade to collet, the blade can operate quite close to the collet to effect a close cut-off. The aforesaid lowering and position neednot be changed for the cutting-off I operation, except that they should be backed away from the work piece as is usual. Upon completion of the cutting-off operation, handle 32 is released whereupon spring 39 automatically returns the slide and cut-off blade assembly and its operating handle 32 to the initial out-of-theway position,. permitting advancel feed eofthe-- stock being worked through the collet anda suc-u ceeding turning operation thereonby thetforming tools.

Without further analysis, it will beseen that.

a cutting-off attachment accordingtothe invenl tion adds an extra tool station to-the lathe in a l space that was formerly Wasted and thus adds? to its versatility, a feature of advantage on mediumquantity production runs; for example. tinguished from the so-called built-in cutting- As i dis-- 01f attachments, the lathe attachmentabove described requires no timing and is therefore always ready to function at a -moments-notice without regardto being timedwith other tool op- I erations and without requiring the; other tool stations to be disturbed in any way, which-accordingly may perform their same operations as use down to a minimum length of 1 which is sever the work piece by the dangerous and costly task of cutting off the same by hand with a hacksaw, rather than to disturb his forming tool settings. g V i 7 As many changes could be made in carrying out the above construction without departing from the scope of the invention; it is intended:

that all matter containedin the above descrip tion or shownin the accompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative'and notina limiting sense.

I claim:

1. A lathe cutting-off attachment adapted to be mounted from the bed-ways of an existing lathe and to be positioned in forwardly spaced relation with respect to the head stock and about the spindle nose of the lathe comprising an upright frame having an opening for the reception of the spindle nose and work securing collet contained therein, said frame including a base having provision for adapting the frame to the lathe bedways and for securing it in position wherein the collet extends a small distance forwardly of the frame front-face, a cut-off blade carried by said frame forwardly of the front face thereof to operate in a vertical plane which clears but is close to the collet and being normally disposed above the work, means mounting said blade for vertical travel and in position such that its cutting edge is vertical to the spindle and collet axis and hence to the center line of the work, manual means operative in the space between the head stock of the lathe and said upright frame for positively actuating said blade downwardly into engagement with the work secured bysaid collet, and means for effecting return of said blade to its normal raisedposition upon release of said manual means.

2. Alatheoutting-off attachment adapted to be. mounted from the bed-ways of an existing lathe and to be positioned in forwardly spaced relation withvrespect to the head stock and about the spindle nose of the lathe comprising an upright frame having an opening for the reception of the spindle nose and work securing. collet contained therein, said frame including a base having provision for adapting the frame to the lathe bedways and for securing it in position wherein the collet extends a small distance forwardly of the frame front-face, a cut-off blade having a normal inactive position above the work and being operative in a vertical plane which clears but is close-to the collet, means mounting saidcut-off blade in the frame for reciprocation in a vertical plane which is forward of same plane and in position such that its cutting edge is vertical to the spindle and collet axis and hence to the center line of the work, means operative in the space between the head stock of the lathe and said uprightframe for positively reciprocating said blade in downward direction against the work secured by the collet,'and means operative upon release of said last-means for effecting return of the blade to its normal inactive position.

3. A lathe cutting-off attachment adapted to be mounted from the bed-waysof an existing lathe and to be positioned in forwardly spaced relation with respect to the head stock and about the spindle nose of the lathe comprising an upright frame having an opening for the reception of the spindle nose and work securing collet contained therein, said frame including a base having provision for adapting the frame to the lathe bedways and for securing it in position wherein the collet extends a small distance forwardly of the frame front-face, a cut-off blade having a normal inactive position above the work and being operative in a vertical planewhich clears but is close to the collet, means mounting said cut-off bladein theframefor reciprocation in a vertical plane which is forward of same frame and in position such that its cutting edge is vertical'to the spindle and collet axis and hence -to the center line of. the work, manually operable means carried by said frame andbeingoperative in the space :between the head stock of the lathe and said frame for reciprocating said blade in downward direction and against the work secured by the collet, and spring means also carried by said frame for returning said blade to its initial inactive position.

4. A lathe cutting-off attachment adapted to be mounted from the bed-ways of an. existing lathe and to be positioned in forwardly spaced relation with respect to the head stock and about the spindle nose of the lathe comprising an upright frame having an opening for the reception of the spindle nose and work securing collet contained therein, said frame including a base having provision for adapting the frame to the lathe bedways and for securin it in position wherein the collet extends a small distance forwardly of the frame front-face, a slide mounted for vertical reciprocation in said frame, a vertically arranged cut-oif blade carried by said slide forwardly thereof to operate in a vertical plane which clears but is close to the collet and havin its cutting edge vertical to the spindle and collet axis and hence to the center line of the work, means normally maintaining said slide and blade in a raised, out-of-the-way position with respect to the work secured by the collet said last means being also operative to effect return of the slide and blade to raised position following downward travel thereofland manual means including a handle pivotally mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane disposed intermediate the head stock of the lathe and said frame forimparting vertical travel in downward direction to the slide, thereby to bring said blade into engagement With the work.

5. A lathe cutting-01f attachment adapted to be mounted from the bed-ways of an existing lathe and to be positioned in forwardly spaced relation with respect to the head stock and about the spindle nose of the lathe comprising an upright frame having an opening for the reception of the spindle nose and work securing collet contained therein, said frame, including-a base having provision for adapting the frame to the lathe bedways and for securing it in position wherein the collet extends a small distance forwardly of the frame front-face, a slide operatively associated with the front face of said frame and being mounted for vertical reciprocation, a vertically arranged cut-ofi blade disposed in a plane forwardly of but close to the col- 1 let, clamping plates for securing the blade to the slide in position such that its cutting edge is vertical to the spindle and 'collet axis and hence to the center line of the work, manual means operative in the space between the head stock of the lathe and the frame for actuating the slide in downward direction whereby to bring the blade into engagement with work secured by the collet, and spring means carried by said frame for effecting return vertical travel of the slide and the cut-off blade.

6. A lathe cutting-off attachment as set forth in claim 5, wherein the manual means for actuating the slide in down-ward direction includes an eccentrically mounted cam and a handle for turning the same.

7. A lathe cutting-on attachment as set forth in claim 5, wherein the manual means for actuating the slide in downward direction includes an eccentrically mounted cam, a handle for turning the same, a cam roller adapted to be engaged by said cam, and a shaft mounting said cam roller and being fixed to said slide, said,

shaft operating in a vertical slot provided in the frame.

8. A lathe cutting-off attachment as set forth in claim 5, wherein the manual means for actuating the slide in downward direction includes an eccentrically mounted cam, a handle for turning the same, a cam roller adapted to be engaged by-said cam, and a shaft mounting said cam roller and being fixed to said slide, said shaft operating in a vertical slot provided in the frame, and wherein the spring means for effecting return travel of the slide comprises a compression spring operative in said slot and which is adapted to be compressed by said shaft as the latter moves downwardly in said slot.

9. A lathe cutting-01f attachment as set forth in claim 5, wherein said clamping plates secure the flat side faces of the blade against the front face of the slide, and said front face and at least the inner face of one clampin plate are vertically grooved to provide relief for the cutting edge of the blade.

JASPER, MA ZAR.

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